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The Influence of the Patient-Clinician Relationship on Healthcare Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

2014

Kelley, J. M., Kraft-Todd, G., Schapira, L., Kossowsky, J., & Riess, H.

PLoS One

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This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials aims to determine whether the patient-clinician relationship has a beneficial effect on health outcomes. The review identified few RCTs that met the elgibility criteria, but among the few identified, studies suggest a small, but statistically significant effect on healthcare outcomes.

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The Influence of the Patient-Clinician Relationship on Healthcare Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Kelley, J. M., Kraft-Todd, G., Schapira, L., Kossowsky, J., & Riess, H. (2014) The influence of the patient–clinician relationship on healthcare outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PLoS ONE 9(4): e94207. 

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